AND THE THIRD ANGEL FOLLOWED THEM, SAYING WITH A LOUD VOICE, IF ANY MAN WORSHIP THE BEAST AND HIS IMAGE, AND RECEIVE HIS MARK IN HIS FOREHEAD, OR IN HIS HAND. *** REVELATION 14:9
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The Blood Thirsty Women | Pastor James Wright | TRUMPET IN THE WILDERNESS
August 29, 2026
Thursday, June 11, 2026
What is the image of the beast and what is the act of worshiping it?
Mathew 28: 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations.....
"When the early church became corrupted by departing from the simplicity of the gospel and accepting heathen rites and customs, she lost the Spirit and power of God; and in order to control the consciences of the people, she sought the support of the secular power. The result was the papacy, a church that controlled the power of the state and employed it to further her own ends, especially for the punishment of “heresy.” In order for the United States to form an image of the beast, the religious power must so control the civil government that the authority of the state will also be employed by the church to accomplish her own ends." GC [443]
"When the leading churches of the United States, uniting upon such points of doctrine as are held by them in common, shall influence the state to enforce their decrees and to sustain their institutions, then Protestant America will have formed an image of the Roman hierarchy, and the infliction of civil penalties upon dissenters will inevitably result." GC 379
SUMMARY OF THE KEY CONCEPTS BASED ON THE GREAT CONTROVERSY REFERENCE ABOVE:
1. What is the "Image to the Beast"?
· The "image to the beast" is a replica of the papal system that arose when the church of Rome used secular power to enforce its doctrines. This union of church and state led to the persecution of those labelled as heretics.
· In Protestant America, the "image" refers to a similar union where Protestant churches will influence the state to enforce religious decrees and sustain their institutions, similar to what the papacy did.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
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Inside the Mind of the Beast ~ Elder Bob Trefz
Inside the Mind of the Beast
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- Jesuit Training in our Theological Seminary and Colleges
Monday, December 01, 2025
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Tuesday, November 04, 2025
"There's no such thing as a Separation of Church & State"
I remember the first time I heard it, it heard Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum say in 2012, "I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute." I have recently heard House Speaker Mike Johnson, and previously Congresswoman Lauren Boebert both say that there is no such thing as a Separation Between Church and State. All these politicians ignore the Establishment Clause or are testing the people's knowledge of the U.S Constitution. The Establishment Clause is part of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the government from establishing an official religion or favoring one religion over another.
Now, I believe that the Image of the Beast was formed years ago when the Remnant Church allied itself with various organizations and formed partnerships with world governments.
-The first unholy alliance that comes to mind is 501c3 Tax Exempt Status that churches and ministries acquire from the U.S. government to avoid paying taxes on TITHES AND OFFERINGS. By accepting this Tax Status, they become part of the government. To acquire 501(c)(3) status, an organization must be structured as a corporation, trust, or unincorporated association. However, this is not necessary since Tithes and offerings are not INCOME, and I believe churches are nonprofit entities. By incorporating itself a partnership with the government is established.
-ADRA, aka Adventist Development and Relief Agency has formed a coalition with the United Nations and world governments to receive funds from them and distribute food, medications, and provide shelter all over the world. ADRA is called an NGO, or Non-Governmental Organization, which is not, since it is part of World Government. And the worst aspect of ADRA is that it can assist and heal but cannot preach the THIRD ANGEL'S MESSAGE, which is the Adventist Church' raison d'être.
-In 1980 the GCSDA (Seventh-Day Adventist Church) obtained a trademark registration for the name “Seventh Day Adventist” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. From this point the CORPORATE Church departed from its original mission of saving souls and became a business.
Can the Image of the Beast be anything else than the Church reaching out to the STATE and simultaneously interacting with the Whore of Babylon and her Daughters, the Fallen Churches once called Protestant? If you don't understand what that means, let me mention GANOUNE DIOP, EMANUELLE BACHIOCHI, BERT B. BEACH, JON GRAZ, JAMES D. STANDISH, ADVENT HEALTH, and IRLA.
Speaking of Religious Freedom, I remember a few years ago that the Seventh-day Adventist Church filed an AMICUS (friend of court) BRIEF in the case of Samantha Elauf, a MUSLIM woman who applied for a job at Abercrombie & Fitch store in Tulsa, OK, and because of her HIJAB she was deemed ineligible to hire, so she sued. Yet, during the 2020 PANDEMIC there were no EXEMPTION LETTERS provided by the SDA CHURCHES to the Adventists who conscientiously refused to take the jab that their employers demanded as an employment requirement. There were no AMICUS BRIEFS for church members who rejected the shot...
Arsenio.
Saturday, October 04, 2025
A Union of Church and State
Now where was there ever a place or a nation on earth in which there was no union of Church and State except in the United States alone? With the single exception of the United States government, there never was a government on earth, pagan, papal, or professed Protestant, in which from the beginning of its existence, as such, until this day, there was no union of religion and the State; in which the religious power had no control of, or connection with, the civil power. This is the truth, and any one may satisfy himself of it by thinking, whether little or much. This being the truth, it follows that in the United States is the only place on earth where it could be said that they should make a union of Church and State. Consequently in the government of the United States alone could the image of the beast-the image of the papacy-be made. There are many other points corroborative of this, but this is sufficient for this place.
It was because of this prophecy of Revelation 13:11-17 that it has been preached and published, for more than forty years that there would be formed in the United States a union of Church and State, with national Sunday legislation-that there would be made here an image of the papacy. For instance: Forty years ago-January, 1853-a little pamphlet of about seventh-five pages, perhaps 21/2 x 5 inches in size, was published, giving a brief exposition of Revelation 13, and especially that part inverses 11-17. On this point there was then written and printed the following:—
“The two-horned beast says to them that dwell on the earth, ‘Make an image.’ The dwellers on the earth, or territory of this beast, it seems, have a part to act in this work. This clearly marks the United States as the scene of action. This is the manner in which laws are made here-by the representatives of the people. As all men by the Declaration are declared to be equal, it became necessary that some course should be taken by which all could have equal privileges in the construction of the laws. If the whole mass were called together, there would be an endless discussion and no laws made. Therefore the people were to elect such representatives as would carry out their principles; and they were to meet and make laws, which, when passed, should be considered the laws of the people. The image is to be formed by the people or their representatives.“It appears probable to us that this Sunday institution is the very point on which this union will be effected. Here is a point on which all Protestant sects can unite. A point which we may safely say is the important item in the faith of Protestants is their Sunday worship.
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CANCELLED: Adventism and Catholicism in a Changing World
October 12, 2024
03:00 PM-05:00 PM
Centennial Complex
Damazo Ampitheater
religion@llu.edu
909-558-7478
School of Religion

This event has been cancelled.
Speakers:
Reinder Bruinsma, PhD
Denis Fortin, PhD
Rev. Romanus Ike
The Seventh-day Adventist and Roman Catholic Churches have had a turbulent relationship through the years. But in today’s world many people see them as having much more in common than what separates them. The panel will explore the intriguing question of what the two churches can learn from each other and what that might imply for the future. Reinder Bruinsma will premier his new book on the topic at the close of the program.
Sponsored by Loma Linda University Center for Understanding World Religions and Humanities Program
For more information, call 909-558-7478 or email religion@llu.edu

